In Others’ Words: Frosty the Snowman

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I love Christmas music! During the month of December, I’ve shared some of my favorite Christmas songs with you. When it came to picking a favorite children’s song, there were quite a few to choose from. I settled on Frosty the Snowman because it’s always been a favorite of my children — and yes, I admit it, I love to …

In Others’ Words: Joseph’s Song

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I love Christmas music! During the month of December, I’m sharing some of my favorite Christmas songs with you. Joseph’s Song by Michael Card, a modern day psalmist, tells a side of the Christmas story often overlooked.  httpv://youtu.be/BARVAg0gl6w In Your Words: I’ve had the chance to sing in choirs and even had the chance to participate in Christmas performances. Listening …

In Others’ Words: Carol of the Bells

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I love Christmas music! During the month of December, I’m sharing some of my favorite Christmas songs with you. I’ve loved Carol of the Bells since I was a child — and after listening to several versions, I chose the classic version by the Boston Pops Orchestra. httpv://youtu.be/VLFW1U-5uTE In Your Words: What Christmas song is your favorite — but only …

In Others’ Words: O Little Town of Bethlehem

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I love Christmas music! During the month of December, I’m sharing some of my favorite Christmas songs with you. This song, O Little Town of Bethlehem, was requested by my husband because, as he said, we’ve been there! We were chaperones for a high school mission trip to Israel when our son was seventeen — and we’d just found out I …

In Others’ Words: Christmas Kiss

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I love Christmas music! During the month of December, I’m sharing some of my favorite Christmas songs with you. Here’s a new favorite that captured the romantic in me: Steven Curtis Chapman’s Christmas Kiss!  httpv://youtu.be/0mT0txaq3sE   In Your Words: I know some of you out there have romantic stories with a Christmas theme — maybe you had a Christmas wedding …

In Others’ Words: White Christmas

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I love Christmas music! During the month of December, I’m sharing some of my favorite Christmas songs with you. White Christmas — both the song and the movie — is another family favorite. We watch White Christmas every year when we decorate our Christmas tree — and we always drink hot chocolate!  httpv://youtu.be/GJSUT8Inl14     In Your Words: What are …

In Others’ Words: The 12 Days of Christmas

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I love Christmas music! During the month of December, I’m sharing some of my favorite Christmas songs with you. This rendition of The 12 Days of Christmas by Straight No Chaser is a family favorite.    httpv://youtu.be/2Fe11OlMiz8   In Your Words: What’s your favorite day of The 12 Days of Christmas? The drummers drumming? Lords a-leaping? Or maybe it’s the …

In Others’ Words: In Everything …

Beth VogtFaith, In Others' Words, Life 12 Comments

Two words stand out to me in Psalm 9:1 — the word whole and the word recount. As I thought through Psalm 9:1, I wondered: Do I ever give half-hearted thanks to God? Or do I ever forget to thank him altogether? And then there’s that idea of recounting … when I took a closer look at what the Hebrew …

In Others’ Words: Talent

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, Life, Reality 17 Comments

There’s something to be said for talent.  I do believe talent counts for something — a lot of things. Talent is the first thing that opens doors for us — the first thing that catches someone’s eye. You join a choir or an art class or write a short story for middle school English class … and someone — a …

In Others’ Words: Choice

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Was anyone else surprised that Groucho Marx said something this insightful? No disrespect meant towards Groucho — but I think of him as the wisecracking guy with the ginormous eyebrows and the cigar. I admire Groucho’s focus on each new day as it came — his realization that he couldn’t change yesterday or control tomorrow. And I like that he …